1998 Detroit Tigers season
| 1998 Detroit Tigers | |
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| Owner(s) | Mike Ilitch |
| General manager(s) | Randy Smith |
| Manager(s) | Buddy Bell, Larry Parrish |
| Local television |
WKBD (Ernie Harwell, Al Kaline) FSN Detroit (Kirk Gibson, Josh Lewin) |
| Local radio |
WJR (Frank Beckmann, Lary Sorensen, Jim Price) |
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The 1998 Detroit Tigers finished in fifth place in their first season in the American League Central Division with a record of 65-97 (.401), 24 games behind the Cleveland Indians. The Tigers were outscored by their opponents 863 to 722. The Tigers drew 1,409,391 fans to Tiger Stadium in 1998, ranking 11th of the 14 teams in the American League.
The Tigers missed the playoffs for the eleventh straight season, tying a record set between 1973-83
Offseason
- November 11, 1997: Melvin Nieves was traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Cincinnati Reds for Paul Bako and Donne Wall.[1]
- November 18, 1997: Travis Fryman was traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Gabe Alvarez, Joe Randa, and Matt Drews (minors).[2]
- December 16, 1997: Billy Ripken was signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.[3]
- December 22, 1997: Joe Oliver was signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.[4]
- March 25, 1998: Doug Bochtler was purchased by the Detroit Tigers from the Oakland Athletics.[5]
Regular season
Season standings
| AL Central | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Cleveland Indians | 89 | 73 | 0.549 | — | 46–35 | 43–38 |
| Chicago White Sox | 80 | 82 | 0.494 | 9 | 44–37 | 36–45 |
| Kansas City Royals | 72 | 89 | 0.447 | 16½ | 29–51 | 43–38 |
| Minnesota Twins | 70 | 92 | 0.432 | 19 | 35–46 | 35–46 |
| Detroit Tigers | 65 | 97 | 0.401 | 24 | 32–49 | 33–48 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | ANA | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
| Anaheim | — | 5–6 | 6–5 | 5–6 | 4–7 | 8–3 | 6–5 | 6–5 | 6–5 | 5–7 | 9–3 | 6–5 | 5–7 | 4–7 | 10–6 |
| Baltimore | 6–5 | — | 6–6 | 2–9 | 5–6 | 10–1 | 5–6 | 7–3 | 3–9 | 8–3 | 6–5 | 5–7 | 6–5 | 5–7 | 5–11 |
| Boston | 5–6 | 6–6 | — | 5–6 | 8–3 | 5–5 | 8–3 | 5–6 | 5–7 | 9–2 | 7–4 | 9–3 | 6–5 | 5–7 | 9–7 |
| Chicago | 6–5 | 9–2 | 6–5 | — | 6–6 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 4–7 | 4–7 | 4–7 | 5–6 | 5–6 | 4–6–1 | 7–9 |
| Cleveland | 7–4 | 6–5 | 3–8 | 6–6 | — | 9–3 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 4–7 | 3–8 | 9–2 | 7–3 | 4–7 | 7–4 | 10–6 |
| Detroit | 3–8 | 1–10 | 5–5 | 6–6 | 3–9 | — | 6–6 | 8–4 | 3–8 | 7–4 | 3–8 | 5–6 | 3–8 | 5–6 | 7–9 |
| Kansas City | 5–6 | 6–5 | 3–8 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 6–6 | — | 7–5 | 0–10 | 7–4 | 4–6 | 8–3 | 3–8 | 6–5 | 9–7 |
| Minnesota | 5–6 | 3–7 | 6–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 5–7 | — | 4–7 | 4–7 | 2–9 | 7–4 | 7–4 | 4–7 | 7–9 |
| New York | 5–6 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 7–4 | 7–4 | 8–3 | 10–0 | 7–4 | — | 8–3 | 8–3 | 11–1 | 8–3 | 6–6 | 13–3 |
| Oakland | 7–5 | 3–8 | 2–9 | 7–4 | 8–3 | 4–7 | 4–7 | 7–4 | 3–8 | — | 5–7 | 5–6 | 6–6 | 5–6 | 8–8 |
| Seattle | 3–9 | 5–6 | 4–7 | 7–4 | 2–9 | 8–3 | 6–4 | 9–2 | 3–8 | 7–5 | — | 6–5 | 5–7 | 4–7 | 7–9 |
| Tampa Bay | 5–6 | 7–5 | 3–9 | 6–5 | 3–7 | 6–5 | 3–8 | 4–7 | 1–11 | 6–5 | 5–6 | — | 4–7 | 5–7 | 5–11 |
| Texas | 7–5 | 5–6 | 5–6 | 6–5 | 7–4 | 8–3 | 8–3 | 4–7 | 3–8 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 7–4 | — | 7–4 | 8–8 |
| Toronto | 7–4 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–4–1 | 4–7 | 6–5 | 5–6 | 7–4 | 6–6 | 6–5 | 7–4 | 7–5 | 4–7 | — | 9–7 |
Transactions
- July 16, 1998: Joe Oliver was released by the Detroit Tigers.[4]
- July 20, 1998: Billy Ripken was released by the Detroit Tigers.[3]
Roster
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Player stats
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Paul Bako | 96 | 305 | 83 | .272 | 3 | 30 |
| Tony Clark | 157 | 602 | 175 | .291 | 34 | 103 |
| Damion Easley | 153 | 594 | 161 | .271 | 27 | 100 |
| Joe Randa | 138 | 560 | 117 | .254 | 9 | 50 |
| Deivi Cruz | 135 | 518 | 118 | .260 | 5 | 45 |
| Luis Gonzalez | 154 | 547 | 146 | .267 | 23 | 71 |
| Brian L. Hunter | 142 | 595 | 151 | .254 | 4 | 36 |
| Bobby Higginson | 157 | 612 | 174 | .284 | 25 | 85 |
| Gerónimo Berroa | 52 | 126 | 30 | .238 | 1 | 10 |
| Frank Catalanotto | 89 | 213 | 60 | .282 | 6 | 25 |
| Gabe Alvarez | 58 | 286 | 46 | .231 | 5 | 29 |
| Juan Encarnación | 40 | 164 | 54 | .329 | 7 | 21 |
| Joe Oliver | 50 | 155 | 35 | .226 | 4 | 22 |
| Bip Roberts | 34 | 113 | 28 | .248 | 0 | 9 |
| Kimera Bartee | 57 | 98 | 19 | .194 | 3 | 15 |
| Billy Ripken | 27 | 74 | 20 | .270 | 0 | 5 |
| Andy Tomberlin | 32 | 69 | 15 | .217 | 2 | 12 |
| Joe Siddall | 29 | 65 | 12 | .185 | 1 | 6 |
| Trey Beamon | 28 | 42 | 11 | .262 | 0 | 2 |
| Raul Casanova | 16 | 42 | 6 | .143 | 1 | 3 |
| Jeff Manto | 16 | 30 | 8 | .267 | 1 | 3 |
| Gabe Kapler | 7 | 25 | 5 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Wood | 10 | 23 | 8 | .348 | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Fick | 7 | 22 | 8 | .364 | 3 | 7 |
| Pete Incaviglia | 7 | 14 | 1 | .071 | 0 | 0 |
Note: pitchers' batting statistics not included
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Justin Thompson | 34 | 222.0 | 11 | 15 | 4.05 | 149 |
| Seth Greisinger | 33 | 221.3 | 14 | 13 | 3.90 | 123 |
| Brian Moehler | 21 | 130.0 | 6 | 9 | 5.12 | 66 |
| Frank Castillo | 27 | 116.0 | 3 | 9 | 6.83 | 81 |
| Brian Powell | 18 | 83.7 | 3 | 8 | 6.35 | 46 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Tim Worrell | 15 | 61.7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5.98 | 47 |
| Greg Keagle | 9 | 31.7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.59 | 25 |
| Todd Jones | 65 | 63.3 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 4.97 | 57 |
| Sean Runyan | 88 | 50.3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3.58 | 39 |
| Doug Brocail | 60 | 62.7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2.73 | 55 |
| Doug Bochtler | 51 | 67.3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.15 | 45 |
| Matt Anderson | 42 | 44.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3.27 | 44 |
| Bryce Florie | 42 | 133.0 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 4.80 | 97 |
| A. J. Sager | 31 | 59.3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6.52 | 23 |
| Dean Crow | 32 | 45.7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3.94 | 18 |
| Roberto Durán | 18 | 15.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.87 | 12 |
| Denny Harriger | 4 | 12.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.75 | 3 |
| Scott Sanders | 3 | 9.7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17.69 | 6 |
| Marino Santana | 7 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.68 | 10 |
| Will Brunson | 8 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
Farm system
See also: Minor League Baseball
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Toledo Mud Hens | International League | Gene Roof |
| AA | Jacksonville Suns | Southern League | Dave Anderson |
| A | Lakeland Tigers | Florida State League | Mark Meleski |
| A | West Michigan Whitecaps | Midwest League | Bruce Fields |
| A-Short Season | Jamestown Jammers | New York–Penn League | Tim Torricelli |
| Rookie | GCL Tigers | Gulf Coast League | Kevin Bradshaw |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: West Michigan[6]
References
- ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/n/nieveme01.shtml
- ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/f/frymatr01.shtml
- 1 2 http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/ripkebi01.shtml
- 1 2 http://www.baseball-reference.com/o/olivejo01.shtml
- ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bochtdo01.shtml
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
External links
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